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Serum prolactin concentration at presentation of non-functioning pituitary macroadenomas

L A Behan1, E P O'Sullivan, N Glynn

  • 1Division of Neuro-endocrinology, Beaumont Hospital and the RCSI Medical School, Beaumont Road, Dublin 9, Ireland.

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
|February 7, 2013
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Serum prolactin (PRL) levels in non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPA) are rarely above 1000 mIU/l in males or 2000 mIU/l in females. These findings help guide dopamine agonist therapy for hyperprolactinemia in NFPA.

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